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the head of the irs reappointing someone else to lead the irs. so i think they are playing catch-up. you saw dan pfeiffer, of course, do the full monty on those sunday shows. so i think they finally got a bit of a handle on this, playing offense much more smartly than they have. i think we don't know what's going to happen with this, because there are going to be further investigations. i think the good news for this white house so far is that this sort of trifecta of scandals hasn't so far affected the president's approval rating. it seems to be something like 53% and uptick, i think, in the cnn poll from what it was a couple weeks ago. >> goldie, talk about the numbers. the president's popularity. it actually appears to be gaining this month, in spite of the scandals. the cnn poll, the president's overall approval rating at about 53%, actually two points higher than in april. why aren't these scandals so far, at least, negatively affecting the president? >> you know, it really doesn't happen often, i happen to disagree with this particular topi
the head of the irs reappointing someone else to lead the irs. so i think they are playing catch-up. you saw dan pfeiffer, of course, do the full monty on those sunday shows. so i think they finally got a bit of a handle on this, playing offense much more smartly than they have. i think we don't know what's going to happen with this, because there are going to be further investigations. i think the good news for this white house so far is that this sort of trifecta of scandals hasn't so far...
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backing obama on the irs. nobody has a good word to say with this whole story. the stories that come out, brent, the lies that will be surfaced again and the investigations are going to kill obama. >> well, the investigation -- larry, the key word is investigations. go book to the clinton years and the alphabet soup of scandals involved with clinton. now, think of the investigation that went into those scandals. it was virtually nonexistence. they would report what they had to report that someone else might investigate. but the zeal of going after watergate with woodward and bernstein, that hasn't been there in these scandals. fistart seeing that. if i see the media, themself, investigating the irs scandal. fisee the media, themselves, why isn't anyone in the press found anybody in the continues lat in benghazi to interview? do you realize, we haven't interviewed anyone there. they start investigating it, then i'll take it seriously. >> i can actually cite the wall street and "wall street journal" and the new
backing obama on the irs. nobody has a good word to say with this whole story. the stories that come out, brent, the lies that will be surfaced again and the investigations are going to kill obama. >> well, the investigation -- larry, the key word is investigations. go book to the clinton years and the alphabet soup of scandals involved with clinton. now, think of the investigation that went into those scandals. it was virtually nonexistence. they would report what they had to report that...
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the name of the irs's team, the cheetahs. the d.c. humor, man. >> how about scared to open the mail? >> we got beckham. >> he's actually retiring. he says he's done. he's had enough of this soccer gig. the 38-year-old says now is his time to quit. >> decision, because i still feel that i can play at the top level. and still have done for the last six months. but, i always you know, secretly said to myself, that i want to go out at the top. >> i did beckham for halloween once. i couldn't do the faux-hawk too well. >> you're full of imagery and pictures i want to see. >> i'm telling you how my life is. >> you and beckham? wow. >> let's go outside. >> a look at the white house. did he do the underwear shot? >> no, i did not do that. >> here's what we're looking at. the rain through arkansas and into tennessee. heavy downpours in memphis. the white house, you'll be dealing with rain in d.c. throughout the weekend. the second half of saturday as s we go into sunday. a wet spot will be the northern plains. minneapolis, rochester. and over t
the name of the irs's team, the cheetahs. the d.c. humor, man. >> how about scared to open the mail? >> we got beckham. >> he's actually retiring. he says he's done. he's had enough of this soccer gig. the 38-year-old says now is his time to quit. >> decision, because i still feel that i can play at the top level. and still have done for the last six months. but, i always you know, secretly said to myself, that i want to go out at the top. >> i did beckham for...
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in 2012 at the beginning o the year we got these crazy letters from the irs. they were asking questions about the facebook posts and emails, who we sent press releases to, who in the media we talked to. it didn't have anything to do whether or not we were accounting at a c-4 or 501-c organization. it's distressing behavior on the part of irs. >> lou: targeting tea party organizations, those that are involved -- i mean the list of those targeted here are conservative. there is no doubt about it. would be surprised to know as you were delayed in trying to win your 501-c four and three exempons is that the irs in january of this year, january of this year and first lady made the official announcement on january 18th that the organization go for action group the president's personal political army has been approved for 501-c status. how does it make you feel? >> we wondered about that. people around the country have asked questions about it. we saw that was happening that was organized for ameri. none of these tea party groups is still, the irs is still stringing
in 2012 at the beginning o the year we got these crazy letters from the irs. they were asking questions about the facebook posts and emails, who we sent press releases to, who in the media we talked to. it didn't have anything to do whether or not we were accounting at a c-4 or 501-c organization. it's distressing behavior on the part of irs. >> lou: targeting tea party organizations, those that are involved -- i mean the list of those targeted here are conservative. there is no doubt...
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now, to washington and the growing outrage over how the irs treated tea party groups in the run-up to the presidential election. top irs officials knew as far back as 2011 that agents were singling out non-profit conservative groups and making it harder for them to get tax exempt status. that's all in a new treasury department report expected to come out this week. athena jones is in washington. officials are now looking to see if the irs broke the rules by playing politics. >> that's right, and this is a big deal. anyone who pays taxes can relate to this concern that some folks at the irs were unfairly targeting people simply because of their political leanings. so you have this audit that is expected to come out this week from the treasury inspector general for tax administration looking at the agency's operations and making recommendations. i had a chance to speak with congressman darrell issa. it was his committee, the house oversight committee on government reform that requested the review be done. let's listen to what he told me this morning. >> in 2011 when the irs knew, the qu
now, to washington and the growing outrage over how the irs treated tea party groups in the run-up to the presidential election. top irs officials knew as far back as 2011 that agents were singling out non-profit conservative groups and making it harder for them to get tax exempt status. that's all in a new treasury department report expected to come out this week. athena jones is in washington. officials are now looking to see if the irs broke the rules by playing politics. >> that's...
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we begin with the irs controversy targeting of conservative groups. pinning the blame on irs management in washington and federal investigators are looking into the possibility that there were criminal violations. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. good morning, susan. >> ann marie, good morning. inspector general report found that the targeting went on for a year and a half, that it did not initiate here in washington but this was where there was a top supervisor for the irs who did not adequately supervise those workers responsible for it, even after learning about the misconduct. a report from the treasury department's inspector general blames ineffective management for the unfair targeting of political conservative groups and says the agency allowed inappropriate criteria to be developed and stay in place for more than 18 months, causing substantial delays for tea party groups applying for tax exempt status. while the irs originally blames the action on low-level employees in its cincinnati office, this report singles out superviso
we begin with the irs controversy targeting of conservative groups. pinning the blame on irs management in washington and federal investigators are looking into the possibility that there were criminal violations. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. good morning, susan. >> ann marie, good morning. inspector general report found that the targeting went on for a year and a half, that it did not initiate here in washington but this was where there was a top supervisor for the...
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at the irs? lois lerner what is still doing there? what about the people who hatched the scheme, per at the traited the scheme hatched a red flag about doing this. >> there is only two people that he appoints in the irs. the commissioner who he is now gone and i believe the chief counsel. >> megyn: he knows some people. and the president has got the power of the podium and he can call for more people being fired. >> don't forget the treasury a second. >> he can call on it but can't do it. actually, this is one of the interesting things about this that i think has to be solved here. they are so insulated that congress, ways and means committee, the president of the united states cannot fire lois lerner if he wanted to. >> he can call for it though. >> he can call for it they can call for it. sandy called for it again today. the process of finding cause, finding her responsible for that cause and then firing her has to go through because she is -- because of the laws that have been put in place. >>
at the irs? lois lerner what is still doing there? what about the people who hatched the scheme, per at the traited the scheme hatched a red flag about doing this. >> there is only two people that he appoints in the irs. the commissioner who he is now gone and i believe the chief counsel. >> megyn: he knows some people. and the president has got the power of the podium and he can call for more people being fired. >> don't forget the treasury a second. >> he can call on...
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the problem is the idea of the irs just if you use the words irs and targeting in the same sentence and we should say that the irs says there was no politics to this, but they did pick out for scrutiny of tax exempt status applications from groups that had the words tea party or patriot in their name. well, as you may recall, a lot of those groups have sprung up. and they complained about it at the time. now the irs has apologized and said some of its agents have done this. at the same time we also know that senior officials at the irs knew about it as early as 2011 but hadn't said anything to congress. so there's kind of a lot going on with this too. one of the interesting kind of political twists is that the head of the irs at the time this was going on was a bush appointee and he had assured congress no targeting was going on, you know, before. he's since gone. but nonetheless there are signs senior officials did know this and didn't inform congress. and once again while the irs has apologized, there's a huge push for more information on this. and some of it came out of a "the washin
the problem is the idea of the irs just if you use the words irs and targeting in the same sentence and we should say that the irs says there was no politics to this, but they did pick out for scrutiny of tax exempt status applications from groups that had the words tea party or patriot in their name. well, as you may recall, a lot of those groups have sprung up. and they complained about it at the time. now the irs has apologized and said some of its agents have done this. at the same time we...
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we have the irs investigation as well as the associated press investigation. these are things that the attorney general can invoke the fact it's an ongoing situation and he can't comment. he's also recused himself. sounds like it's not going to be very satisfying for this committee. and there are a lot of unanswered questions we're going to have to hear more about down the road, wolf. >> so will he be able to simply say i recuse myself, i don't really know anything about it since i myself was questioned about this leak, is that going to satisfy members of congress? >> it's a tough position for this attorney general to be in. and as you know he's been in many tough positions before committees on capitol hill. he's had a lot of critics there especially as you'll remember during the fast and furious investigation called a scandal by many over gun running out of mexico. so he's been in this position before. they have been tough on him. and i expect he's probably not going to -- he's probably going to take as good as he gets, wolf. >> on the irs investigation, the
we have the irs investigation as well as the associated press investigation. these are things that the attorney general can invoke the fact it's an ongoing situation and he can't comment. he's also recused himself. sounds like it's not going to be very satisfying for this committee. and there are a lot of unanswered questions we're going to have to hear more about down the road, wolf. >> so will he be able to simply say i recuse myself, i don't really know anything about it since i myself...
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she said at one point the irs asked to seefb all of the postings on their facebook fan page. that means all of the comments posted by more than 1 million facebook paifans. thousands of pages of information to be handed over. that's just one example. >> athena jones, thanks. >>> three women freed from a decade of horror in cleveland are asking for privacy today. you're going to hear from a father who lost his own little girl in a brutal abduction. >>> plus, o.j. simpson is back in the spotlight this weekend back in court. what he's fighting to get. >>> and a woman lost her nose an her ears at the hand of her family. her emotional story of what drove her to survive. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's
she said at one point the irs asked to seefb all of the postings on their facebook fan page. that means all of the comments posted by more than 1 million facebook paifans. thousands of pages of information to be handed over. that's just one example. >> athena jones, thanks. >>> three women freed from a decade of horror in cleveland are asking for privacy today. you're going to hear from a father who lost his own little girl in a brutal abduction. >>> plus, o.j. simpson...
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. >>> another black eye for the irs. new details that officials there may have been targeting conservative groups well before the 2012 election. >>> look at this video. a wall of ice. we'll tell you where it is and how it happened. >>> it's sunday, may 12th, i'm brianna keilar, it's 6:00 on the east coast. thank you for spending your day with us. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news into cnn world exclusive. when ariel castro was arrested, police also arrested his two brothers, showing their faces to the world. in the minds of many, all three men were monsteres, but last thursday police released pedro and onel castro saying neither man had anything to do with the kidnapper of gina dejesus, amanda berry and michelle knight. both men sat down to talk about their brother and the ordeal. let's bring in susan candiotti. she's live in cleveland following this. good morning, susan. >> hi, brianna. when ariel castro was arrested, police also arrested his two brothers showing their faces to the world. in the minds of many
. >>> another black eye for the irs. new details that officials there may have been targeting conservative groups well before the 2012 election. >>> look at this video. a wall of ice. we'll tell you where it is and how it happened. >>> it's sunday, may 12th, i'm brianna keilar, it's 6:00 on the east coast. thank you for spending your day with us. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news into cnn world exclusive. when ariel castro was arrested, police also...
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the president says he's not yet through trying to fix the irs mess. take a listen. >> in addition to making sure that we've got a new acting director there, we're also going to make sure that we gather up the facts and hold accountable and responsible anybody who was involved in this. we're going to make sure that we identify any structural or management issues to prevent something like this from happening again. >> now, obviously, the president's comments about the irs hardly enough to quiet congressional republicans. they're ramping up efforts to highlight a series of controversies also involving the state and justice departments. they say the controversies prove them right, that you cannot trust the federal government. obviously a little confusing. let's bring in gloria borger, our chief political analyst. confusing with some part of the government saying you can't trust the rest of the government. this is obviously how politics can play ou but the question to you, gloria -- is this really about politics when you look at each of these situations? t
the president says he's not yet through trying to fix the irs mess. take a listen. >> in addition to making sure that we've got a new acting director there, we're also going to make sure that we gather up the facts and hold accountable and responsible anybody who was involved in this. we're going to make sure that we identify any structural or management issues to prevent something like this from happening again. >> now, obviously, the president's comments about the irs hardly...
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is the irs. i'm a former federal tax litigation attorney. i work for the treasury department. we had only one client. it was the irs. the only entity that enforces tax policy in the united states and obamacare is in force by the irs. federal the most feared agency in the government. it should concern every single american listening today. the irs has admitted this week that they directly targeted ,mericans, including christians those who support the state of israel, those who work several jobs, including conservative key partiers. they were targeted, why? they believe.t their religious, political police. the irs targeted them for punishment or reward, depending on how their ideas lined up. this dysfunctional imitation of -- implementation of obamacare and the ongoing assault are nonnegotiable. it is enough to convince everyone of us to seek full repeal of the law. it is our job to defend liberty. that's why today we have to and this horrible piece of legislation. and stand up for people. i yield
is the irs. i'm a former federal tax litigation attorney. i work for the treasury department. we had only one client. it was the irs. the only entity that enforces tax policy in the united states and obamacare is in force by the irs. federal the most feared agency in the government. it should concern every single american listening today. the irs has admitted this week that they directly targeted ,mericans, including christians those who support the state of israel, those who work several jobs,...
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but nothing scares the american people like the letters irs. if the reports of the last 24 hours are true, including the one senator hatch just made irs anditing the getting misinformation back. report yesterday was the the acting commissioner stephen miller learned about this in may of 2012. in responding to members of the house, senate, and a committee in the house, failed to answer the question what information he had. if pastor and he was aware of the the conservative groups are being targeted and was asked about that and gave incorrect information, he should step aside or be removed. this is something we should not tolerate. the american people would not want us to tolerate it. >> last wednesday in the appropriations subcommittee that is responsible for the appropriations for the secretary of treasury, i asked secretary lou -- secretary lew and acting mr. miller to respond to .llegations released by the irs i am awaiting those answers to those questions. every american should expect evenhanded treatment by the irs. that is now a question.
but nothing scares the american people like the letters irs. if the reports of the last 24 hours are true, including the one senator hatch just made irs anditing the getting misinformation back. report yesterday was the the acting commissioner stephen miller learned about this in may of 2012. in responding to members of the house, senate, and a committee in the house, failed to answer the question what information he had. if pastor and he was aware of the the conservative groups are being...
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were in the irs possession? >> i don't know. and look, they were bad. they were broad. should they have asked for them? probably not. was it a bad intent or bad management? like understanding is bad management. when we found out about that we reached out to people that had not sent them yet and we told them don't send them. we went to people who had sent them and told them we aren't going to use them unless we need to. we haven't used them on any of the cases and they are not being maintained in the day might have been destroyed in the ordinary course of the records retention. >> i have to report that was not done under oath. we have to be told by what we were told by the employees. >> how many donors were involved as part of that list? >> 27 is my understanding of the list of donors. as i pointed out, 13 of the 27 were from but he party groups. mr. miller as of irs practice to ask about a group's relationship with a specific person was not a partner organization that is applying for non-profit status as part of
were in the irs possession? >> i don't know. and look, they were bad. they were broad. should they have asked for them? probably not. was it a bad intent or bad management? like understanding is bad management. when we found out about that we reached out to people that had not sent them yet and we told them don't send them. we went to people who had sent them and told them we aren't going to use them unless we need to. we haven't used them on any of the cases and they are not being...
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the irs warns more closures could be coming just like other government agencies the irs is squeezing money out of budget. 600 million bucks because of the forced government spending cuts that went into effect in march. the irs says if you electronically file with them and it's a furlough day they will not acknowledge receipt of it. so be careful. you could be late. >> so one thing you know about our money? >> expect the unexpected. a brand new survey really surprised me from ameriprise found baby boomers, 90% of them, encountered life event that dinged their life savings. medical bill, stock market declines, having to support their adult children. in all, $117,000 extra expenses they didn't plan for in retirement. >> my kids will be supporting me when they get holder. >> can they support me, too? >> absolutely. >> thank you, christine. >>> 25 minutes past the hour. a major medical breakthrough with stem cells raising major ethical questions. elizabeth cohen joins us to explain this. >>> dramatic new video. 14-month-old baby falls on to the train tracks. we'll get to that. wait until
the irs warns more closures could be coming just like other government agencies the irs is squeezing money out of budget. 600 million bucks because of the forced government spending cuts that went into effect in march. the irs says if you electronically file with them and it's a furlough day they will not acknowledge receipt of it. so be careful. you could be late. >> so one thing you know about our money? >> expect the unexpected. a brand new survey really surprised me from...
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with the matters related to the irs. >> reporter: a just-released investigative report by the irs' own watch dog says more than half of the conservative groups targeted were asked for irrelevant unnecessary information. all part of an effort to single out tea party organizations that were applying for tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny. when the irs first acknowledged and apologized for inappropriately targeting tea party groups it said actions were limited to officials in this cincinnati field office. but abc news obtained documents showing other irs offices around the country were involved. including two in california, and the headquarters in washington, d.c. the white house insists it had no idea any of this was going on. >> can you say categorically that nobody at the white house and nobody on the president's political team had any knowledge or -- or was involved in any way in the targeting of tea party groups by the irs? >> yes. >> absolutely not? >> we learn everything we know from what we see in your reports. >> reporter: conservatives aren't buying. >> obama's objective is to
with the matters related to the irs. >> reporter: a just-released investigative report by the irs' own watch dog says more than half of the conservative groups targeted were asked for irrelevant unnecessary information. all part of an effort to single out tea party organizations that were applying for tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny. when the irs first acknowledged and apologized for inappropriately targeting tea party groups it said actions were limited to officials in this...
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the government isn't saying why the record were soft. >>> new details about the scandal over the irs treatment of conservative groups seeking the groups tells us two clients received letters from the washington office and suggests the efforts to scrutinize the groups wasn't limited to the office in cincinnati. abc's tahman bradley is now weighing in. >> reporter: they were president obama's first comments on the irs controversy and they could not have been more clear. >> i can tell you that if you've got the irs operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way, then that is outrage out. >> reporter: but for republicans, that might not be good enough. they want to know how, according to the irs, low level employees could have applied special scrutiny to tea parties and other conservative groups whose goals include limiting government and educating on the constitution and bill of rights. >> bottom line, they used key words to go after conservatives. >> reporter: a new report obtained by abc news shows the irs began targeting the groups in 2010 and senior irs officials have
the government isn't saying why the record were soft. >>> new details about the scandal over the irs treatment of conservative groups seeking the groups tells us two clients received letters from the washington office and suggests the efforts to scrutinize the groups wasn't limited to the office in cincinnati. abc's tahman bradley is now weighing in. >> reporter: they were president obama's first comments on the irs controversy and they could not have been more clear. >> i...
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and so dissatisfaction with the irs, fear of the irs bolsters the republican argument that there shouldn't be some big, central, strong, powerful government program. and to that extent, the public is on their side on the irs. they're trying to use that to help tear case on -- their case on limiting obamacare implementation. >> james hohmann, national political reporter giving us a wide perspective on the week in congress. thanks so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> host: how do you feel about congress' understanding in general of silicon valley, of new technology of some of these products? >> you know, one of the challenges is we're in the business of making law, and laws are often difficult to write in the face of technology. even within the government, if you will, the big data. we're the largest data producer and consumer, and yet we have some of the least structured, least readable data. so we have two problems. one is understanding what the rest of the world is doing, secondly and more importantly, making sure that there's a world class efficiency and availability for
and so dissatisfaction with the irs, fear of the irs bolsters the republican argument that there shouldn't be some big, central, strong, powerful government program. and to that extent, the public is on their side on the irs. they're trying to use that to help tear case on -- their case on limiting obamacare implementation. >> james hohmann, national political reporter giving us a wide perspective on the week in congress. thanks so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you....
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if by far i think the irs is the most dangerous of these three. we have adjudicated the issue of national security for civil liberties dozens of times since 9/11 and the country comes out on the side of national security and i don't think the ap is a big threat. i think benghazi is about talking points. the irv is the one that could get the most dangerous, particularly if there is any evidence political officials encourage this selective enforcement. >> ron brownstein, good to see you. thanks so much. >> good to see you. >>> high-stakes involved as well in this court case we're going to be talking about, oj. simpson. he took the stand in court for the first time ever taking the stand. he wants a new trial. we'll hear his version of events that led to that kidnapping and robbery conviction. [ male announcer ] from red lobster's chefs to your table our seafood dinner for two for just 25 dollars! first get salad and cheddar bay biscuits. then choose from a variety of seafood entrées. plus choose either an appetizer or a dessert to share. offer ends
if by far i think the irs is the most dangerous of these three. we have adjudicated the issue of national security for civil liberties dozens of times since 9/11 and the country comes out on the side of national security and i don't think the ap is a big threat. i think benghazi is about talking points. the irv is the one that could get the most dangerous, particularly if there is any evidence political officials encourage this selective enforcement. >> ron brownstein, good to see you....
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the irs is just the most recent example. what we're talking about here is an attitude that the government knows best. the nanny state is here to tell us all what to do. >> david gregory tried to blow him off on that and he couldn't achieve it because anyone who is watching what's gone on the last few weeks will realize that it's, in fact, true. we need the president to give a speech about these three events and say this is what happened. this is ha i know. this is why i didn't know it. i'm sorry for not knowing it. and it is relevant because it goes to the heart of trust of our government in this country. for these block heads to continue to say that irrelevant, that you p are smoking some kind of whacky toe tobacco, that is not relevant. this is relevant. this goes to the heart of the constitution and our future. h & r block head comes to the irs. wrong. wrong. >> steve: peter johnson, jr. is on fire this morning! >> wrong. come on. tell the true. >> steve: all right. peter johnson, jr., thank you. >> truth. truth. truth. >
the irs is just the most recent example. what we're talking about here is an attitude that the government knows best. the nanny state is here to tell us all what to do. >> david gregory tried to blow him off on that and he couldn't achieve it because anyone who is watching what's gone on the last few weeks will realize that it's, in fact, true. we need the president to give a speech about these three events and say this is what happened. this is ha i know. this is why i didn't know it....
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how much harm will it do to the president's second term agenda? president obama under a cloud of scandal, as congress bears down on irs officials who targeted conservative groups. >> this week confirms everything that the american public believes. this is a huge blow to the faith and trust the american people have in their government. >> the key questions now -- who initiated the targeting and why? who else in the administration knew? and why was congress misinformed for so long? with us this morning, the president's
how much harm will it do to the president's second term agenda? president obama under a cloud of scandal, as congress bears down on irs officials who targeted conservative groups. >> this week confirms everything that the american public believes. this is a huge blow to the faith and trust the american people have in their government. >> the key questions now -- who initiated the targeting and why? who else in the administration knew? and why was congress misinformed for so long?...
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he haven't said the words irs or benghazi yet. sorry if that broke your tranquil with either. there.quility crop insurance has very much become the base arms up to the for agricultural producers. we had a major drought last year. there was no call for a farm bailout. that would've been unheard of years ago. we now have insurance programs that are subsidized by the government that help person times of loss. the question is, how lavish should subsidies be? taxpayers foot about 3/5 or three quarters of the bill. double box for fruits and vegetables, most harm subsidies are done towards grain crops in the u.s. foods and vegetables are coastal crops. those guys want support to. that would be one way of doing it. what were other ones? host: conservation rules for crop insurance and commodity title. guest: the commodity title, there is a program that has been around and 1996. uk farmers regardless of what their profits are. depending -- you pay farmers regardless of what their profits are. that is going away in the skill because farmers have had a record profit in some of that money
he haven't said the words irs or benghazi yet. sorry if that broke your tranquil with either. there.quility crop insurance has very much become the base arms up to the for agricultural producers. we had a major drought last year. there was no call for a farm bailout. that would've been unheard of years ago. we now have insurance programs that are subsidized by the government that help person times of loss. the question is, how lavish should subsidies be? taxpayers foot about 3/5 or three...